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Comment: first hand account - nasimson - 3/31/2011
Comment: Communications - dln - 3/31/2011
Comment: Re: $250 laptop for 1200! - dln - 3/31/2011
IBM Report: The Bad Guys Are Getting Smarter, Too
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
3/31/2011   22 comments
IBM's latest X-Force Report on security trends worldwide reveals an increase in sophisticated, targeted attacks on corporate infrastructure
Comment: Re: Taxes - Awilliams - 3/31/2011
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Joshua Fouts & Rita King!
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3/31/2011   Post a comment
We're live on IE Radio with Joshua Fouts and Rita King, executives with Dancing Ink Productions
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Comment: Taxes - igneousquill - 3/30/2011
CEOs Seek Value in Web 2.0
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/30/2011   4 comments
How executives define value depends on their perspective and the needs of their customers
Cricket Diplomacy & Loose Egyptian Snakes
Todd Watson  
3/30/2011   3 comments
Let the consolidation begin... and a few words on India and Pakistan
Brazil: Internet Status Report
Adam Williams  
3/30/2011   32 comments
In Brazil, the high cost of laptops and PCs, high wireless service costs, and other factors are inhibiting wider connectivity
Comment: Integration - magneticnorth - 3/29/2011
Comment: Re: ouch!! - Michael Singer - 3/29/2011
Comment: Re: ouch!! - lek1981 - 3/29/2011
Singin’ in the Amazon Cloud
Todd Watson  
3/29/2011   2 comments
Amazon's new Cloud Drive, Cloud Player for Web, and Cloud Player for Android could cause problems for Apple
Comment: Re: ouch!! - Michael Singer - 3/28/2011
Deep Q&A: An Interview With IBM’s Dr. David Ferrucci on Watson Beyond Jeopardy!
Todd Watson  
3/28/2011   4 comments
Clearly, the Jeopardy! victory is just a launching point for the exciting new places where this new technology is likely to take us from here
What Midmarket Can Teach Startups
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/28/2011   7 comments
Midmarket companies are in the best position to survive the next crash. Today's startups should take a cue from them
Comment: ouch!! - Chris Poley - 3/26/2011
Comment: Its about time too.... - aum007 - 3/25/2011
Buying Into the Cloud: Two Trends
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/25/2011   6 comments
How CIOs see themselves influences what kind of infrastructure-as-a-service plans they'll pursue
ICANN Gets Defensive
Singer at C-Level  
3/25/2011   4 comments
It's fighting against nations that want more control over their domains.
IBM Introduces New Social Media Metrics & Tracking Tools
Todd Watson  
3/25/2011   6 comments
IBM's new cloud-based software can help marketers gain real-time insight into social media channels
DIY Mobile: An Enterprise Alternative
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
3/24/2011   10 comments
News of LightSquared's deal with Best Buy opens speculation about how enterprises could adopt cheaper, more flexible mobile services
Comment: Patient's Access - AGreen - 3/23/2011
Comment: Re: remember - Mr. Roques - 3/23/2011
HP CEO Apotheker Sees Future in Cloud, Mobile
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/23/2011   6 comments
However, measuring the success of HP's master cloud plan is also intangible, allowing Apotheker to adjust the company's strategy on the fly
IBM Helps Texas Medical Group Better Serve Patients
Todd Watson  
3/23/2011   2 comments
A partnership with Southeast Texas Medical Associates highlights IBM's prowess in business analytics software
My Emerging New York Times Paywall Neurosis
Todd Watson  
3/22/2011   3 comments
Start spreading the news... Todd's nervous to pay
Comment: The Smart(er) Grid! - antonis - 3/22/2011
Comment: Re: Good listing - nimantha.de - 3/22/2011
Comment: Good listing - hounhosp - 3/21/2011
Tips for Building Midmarket Mobile Apps
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/21/2011   6 comments
The latest trend in building B2B and customer-facing mobile apps seems to be shifting toward embedding context-enriched information
Smart Grids in the UK
Todd Watson  
3/21/2011   1 comment
IBM's latest effort will support the UK's Smart Meter Implementation Program
Comment: Impractical. - smkinoshita - 3/21/2011
Comment: ICANN at it again - Mary Jander - 3/21/2011
Comment: Perfect results! - antonis - 3/21/2011
EU May Mandate the 'Right to Be Forgotten'
Robert McGarvey  
3/21/2011   11 comments
Proposed EU legislation may not help users get information off the Web once it's out there, but it may help stiffen privacy protections
Comment: Not so sure - Susan Fourtané - 3/20/2011
E-Government Has Room for Improvement
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/18/2011   9 comments
Even government executives admit customers are frustrated with the level of mobile and Web-based communications
Comment: Re: never - hiranjay - 3/18/2011
Comment: never - dbergman - 3/17/2011
SXSW Interactive 2011: Russia Online
Todd Watson  
3/17/2011   1 comment
Todd's new friend from Moscow reveals insights about the Russian Internet landscape
Comment: Re: remember - Kicheko - 3/17/2011
Comment: Re: remember - Ron_Miller - 3/17/2011
Comment: Re: remember - kq4ym - 3/17/2011
Comment: Re: remember - Ron_Miller - 3/17/2011
Comment: Viva! - Susan Fourtané - 3/17/2011
Comment: I feel your pain - Jason_13 - 3/16/2011
Viva IT Mexico!
Todd Watson  
3/16/2011   1 comment
IT spending in Mexico is expected to continue to increase 11 percent in 2011 to US$13.6 billion
ICANN, Governments Wrestle Over Internet Control
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/16/2011   6 comments
Critics point to the domain name steward's lack of speed, accountability, and governance
Comment: I'm not Surprised - Bolingbroke - 3/16/2011
Comment: Re: remember - Mr. Roques - 3/16/2011
Long Live SXSW Interactive 2011… Now Get Back to Work!
Todd Watson  
3/16/2011   Post a comment
The sleep neglect, lack of exercise, and constant digital brain food are more than one mere mortal should have to take
US Cricket Fans Struggle to Follow Their Sport
Pranay Mittal  
3/16/2011   15 comments
Web TV is helping cricket fans in the US to monitor the Cricket World Cup
Comment: Re: Just My Opinion - knoxzoo - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: Yeah we do - knoxzoo - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: Yeah we do - Root Maniac - 3/15/2011
Comment: Just My Opinion - knoxzoo - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: remember - smkinoshita - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: remember - Ron_Miller - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: Bad idea - Ron_Miller - 3/15/2011
Comment: Yeah we do - bugmenot - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: remember - hiranjay - 3/15/2011
Comment: remember - dbergman - 3/14/2011
Comment: Re: Bad idea - chuckgregory - 3/14/2011
Comment: Re: Bad idea - Ron_Miller - 3/14/2011
Comment: Re: Bad idea - Kurtkeys - 3/14/2011
Live From SXSW Interactive: A Chat With Barry Diller
Todd Watson  
3/14/2011   Post a comment
The IAC chairman and CEO explains how he chases good ideas, not valuations
Live From SXSW Interactive: J. Craig Venter on Writing the Genetic Code
Todd Watson  
3/14/2011   Post a comment
One of the first humans to crack the human genetic code is at it again
Comment: Re: Bad idea - Ron_Miller - 3/14/2011
Comment: Bad idea - Nicole Ferraro - 3/14/2011
SXSW Interactive Day 3: Feed My Head
Todd Watson  
3/14/2011   Post a comment
Todd's focused on brand influence, as well as use of social media in the Middle East
Comment: A case in point - Mary Jander - 3/14/2011
SXSW Interactive Day 2: On the Ground
Todd Watson  
3/14/2011   Post a comment
The show is in full swing, and so is Todd
What HP's WebOS Means to Midmarket Firms
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/14/2011   7 comments
Software developers and PC users will have two choices for running apps on one machine starting in 2012
We May Not Have a 'Right to Be Forgotten' Online
Ron Miller  
3/14/2011   52 comments
It's incredibly tough to erase one's tracks on the Web – and it may not be advisable
Comment: practical use cases - nasimson - 3/12/2011
Comment: Re: Green Challenges - cvargas - 3/11/2011
Comment: Green Challenges - cvargas - 3/11/2011
Small Moves, Smartly Made
Todd Watson  
3/11/2011   1 comment
My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan, including my IBM colleagues in Tokyo and the surrounding area
Gaining Enterprise Sustainability With Analytics
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/11/2011   10 comments
Companies are gathering related data across their operations, ranging from greenhouse gas emission measurements to logs of their employees' travel miles
Comment: Don't trust them - tech_ed - 3/10/2011
Comment: 750,000,000.... - Rich Adler - 3/10/2011
Comment: Keep Austin Social! - mtechie - 3/9/2011
Comment: Banks don't care.. - mnt.code - 3/9/2011
Comment: Cloud Scalability - cvargas - 3/9/2011
Austin: The Social Business Hub
Todd Watson  
3/9/2011   3 comments
There's a culture of optimistic innovation that transpires here, which feeds back into the tech and creative community, but which is also fed by it
US Banks Lag on Biometrics for Security
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
3/9/2011   17 comments
It's not clear why banks in the US, where users are most at risk of being defrauded, aren't using biometric security solutions
Seeding Cloud Evolution With Open-Source Control
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/9/2011   2 comments
OpenStack and Eucalyptus seek to encourage further development and discourage vendor-specific versions that could limit the portability of cloud services
Comment: Why Singapore? - mhhfive - 3/8/2011
New IBM Cloud Center in Singapore
Todd Watson  
3/7/2011   2 comments
Slated to launch in April, the $38 million investment will build on IBM's infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud portfolio
PPM Software Helps Manage Midmarket Projects
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/7/2011   Post a comment
Integrating project portfolio management software can help cash-strapped companies keep their balance
Comment: Gaming Integration - cvargas - 3/4/2011
Where Clouds & Games Meet
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/4/2011   12 comments
If these two great influences on the Internet can stand on their own, how successful are they together?
Comment: Re: You're Right - L0gan - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: wrong focus - Jart Armin - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: You're Right - Jart Armin - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: You're Right - DatDamnGuy - 3/3/2011
Comment: wrong focus - pcreso - 3/3/2011
Comment: Update - Jart Armin - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: You're Right - Jart Armin - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: HotFile Is Not... - Jeremy - 3/3/2011
Comment: HotFile Is Not... - Matias - 3/3/2011
Texas Pickup
Todd Watson  
3/2/2011   1 comment
IBM is showing off a series of technology breakthroughs that extend the company’s leadership in virtualization, image management, and cloud computing
Comment: You're Right - bvice - 3/2/2011
Top 40 Countries for Copyright Piracy & Cyberlockers
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
3/2/2011   17 comments
The US government is preparing its annual report on top violators of intellectual property rights
Comment: Watson, Story Teller - jabailo - 3/2/2011
What Watson Can Do for the Enterprise
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/2/2011   11 comments
The prospect of having a 'Watson' in the enterprise must be tempting for any C-level executive
Re-Entry
Todd Watson  
3/1/2011   1 comment
A round of golf and IBM PULSE 2011 kicked off over the weekend




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Ron Miller   5/17/2013   15 comments
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
Alan Reiter
Alan Reiter   5/16/2013   30 comments
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Harry Hawk
Harry Hawk   5/15/2013   20 comments
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
Rasheen A. Whidbee
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
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Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

5|6|13   |   3:51   |   No comments


New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments


ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

3|14|13   |   0:47   |   No comments


The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Second Shooter
Locked Handsets Aren't the Problem – Subsidies Are the Problem

3|13|13   |   2:09   |   10 comments


Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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Todd Watson   5/17/2013   1 comment
It's been 17 years since I've visited the city of Dublin, but I still have some very distinct impressions from my one and only visit.
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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to
veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.

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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to
veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.

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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to
veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.

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Websites Should Consider Tougher ID Verification Policies
Alan Reiter
The apartment and house sharing service,
Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.

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